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Vashon Bookshop owner Nancy Katica poses in her downtown Vashon bookstore. Katica credits the shop’s generous store credit program for building a relationship with customers. “It’s a great way for us to see what the island is interested in and what people are actually reading,” she says.
Books

From vacation reads to picks for locals, Vashon Bookshop serves an island’s literary needs

Just a 20-minute boat ride from West Seattle, Vashon Bookshop isn't just a place for tourists to grab the latest bestseller — it's a literary hub.

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Movies

‘Elvis’ review: Austin Butler is a great impersonator, but Baz Luhrmann doesn’t capture the complicated King WATCH

Club-tested alt-rockers King Youngblood are heirs to Seattle rock’s post-grunge lineage.
Music

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Executive director Ricky Graboski leans on a railing in the Vera Project located at the Seattle Center on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. 218484
Music

A beloved underground music venue is going legit, with help from a Seattle nonprofit

“The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That Brought Wall Street to Its Knees” by Ben Mezrich.
Books

5 new summer reads for those sunny days soon to come VIEW

Books

Vashon Bookshop owner Nancy Katica poses in her downtown Vashon bookstore. Katica credits the shop’s generous store credit program for building a relationship with customers. “It’s a great way for us to see what the island is interested in and what people are actually reading,” she says.

From vacation reads to picks for locals, Vashon Bookshop serves an island’s literary needs

Great reads

An interactive guide to best books from the past few years

Movies

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The Top 5 cat videos, says CatVideoFest’s creator

Music & Nightlife

Mary Chapin Carpenter is scheduled to play Seattle’s Moore Theatre June 25.

Mary Chapin Carpenter comes to Seattle, showcasing songs in full-band setting

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CatVideoFest is here! Brought to you by the Seattle man who's watched 100,000 and distills the best for you.

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Theater

Naho Shioya (Grandma Seiko) and Sherif Amin (Shara) in Julia Izumi’s “miku, and the gods,” presented by ArtsWest and Pork Filled Productions.

A 12-year-old seeks the power to change the world in ‘miku, and the gods.’

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Classical Music

Seattle Pro Music practices Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at St. James Cathedral in Seattle. 220250

Seattle-area choirs return to performing but things are not the same VIEW

Visual Arts

Visitors look at paintings by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat at the Orlando Museum of Art, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. On Friday, June 24, 2022, the FBI raided the art museum and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to Basquiat following questions about their authenticity. (AP Photo/John Raoux) FLJR102 FLJR102

FBI seizes disputed Basquiat artwork from Florida museum VIEW

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Folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote “Roll On, Columbia, Roll On” about the Columbia River (this is the Grand Coulee Dam on the river in Eastern Washington), and it was approved as the official Washington state folk song in 1987. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times, 2008)

The stories behind Washington’s official state symbols

Dance

The 2019 Seafair Pirates get ready to storm the beaches of Alki Beach for the Seafair Pirate’s Landing on Saturday, July 6. The pirates greeted scores of people waiting on the beach, followed by a pirate party complete with music and vendors. 210785

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